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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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Cluster lights gone

Ok one by one there goin out . First off my Volts and water temp meters went out. Then a couple days later my speedometer up to 30 went out and the next day after that my whole tach went out.
So im asking what the heck is goin on and how do I fix it. please help because I want to go to the strip and i cant see the tach w/o the dome light and i dont like racing with it on.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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please somebody has to know.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Maybe they all are just dying at the same time? Have you pulled the cluster to see if they're brunt out? I think you have cluster that you need to replace the socket along with the bulb because they are soldered in, stock.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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So ok well Thats what i thought but I cant find a site. Do any of you happen to know a site
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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A site for what? Removing the guage cluster to replace the bulbs? I've never removed one from a car with the later style guages so i couldn't help you there but you will most definately find how to do it with a search.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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I'll have to agree with 3gc about them strangely dieing off at the same time. The lights still use the plastic, twist in sockets though so, you can still pull & replace the bulbs.
Also, when you do replace the bulbs, make sure the contact points are clean and rebend the socket contacts out a little to help assure good contact when you twist them back in.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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So if i took this to advance auo parts they could replace it.
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Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:06 PM
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Jeff, you don't seem as though you're very familiar with cluster lighting (as most aren't since the bulbs seems to last forever and don't have to be taken out often).
If you were to pull your gauge cluster out, on the backside you will find multiple bulb/lamp sockets (black, green and grey are the 3 GM colors I've seen). They simple twist in to lock in place. GM has used these since at least 1970 (they were in my bud's 70 camaro cluster anyways). Anyways, these little sockets hold a standard 194 light bulb. These are the same ones in the side markers. The bulb (most of the time) simply slides in/out of the socket.

Here is a pic of one of the stubborn ones from my 91 cluster. It (the lamp) came out half way then the lower section of the glass broke. I had spare sockets so I just replaced it. Crappy pic from a crappy camera....
Attached Thumbnails Cluster lights gone-dcp_0011.jpg  
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Ok well yo nailed that on the head. About not knowing mucg about them and all. anyway i see what your saying and thanx for the help.
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